Facebook bans ads from the Epoch Times (UPDATED)

Published August 23, 2019 3:17am ET



Facebook has banned conservative news outlet Epoch Times from advertising on its platform.

The news organization spent more money on ads supporting President Trump than any group, except the Trump campaign itself. The organization reportedly shifted its spending on Facebook in the past month in order to obscure its connection to $2 million in ads advocating for fringe conspiracy theories and promoting the president, NBC News reports.

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